The Reitan-Indiana Neuropsychological Test Battery was administered to a sample of 116 normal children aged 5 to 7 yr. A principal components factor analysis showed that six different areas of functioning were being measured. The neuropsychological dimensions were identified as Analytic-Synthetic Visual-motor Ability, Perceptual Organization, Crossed Modality Motoric Efficiency, Directed Motor Speed, Patterned Critical Discrimination, and Strength. Regression equations for estimating a child's scores on the six factors were presented. The dimensions were related to previous factor-analytic studies with young chileren.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
CohenJ. (1959) The factorial structure of the Wisc at ages 7-6, 10-6 and 13-6. Journal of Consulting Psychology, 23, 285–299.
2.
CrockettD.KlonoffH.BjerringJ. (1969) Factor analysis of neuropsychological tests. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 29, 791–802.
3.
HalsteadW. C. (1947) Brain and intelligence: a quantitative study of the frontal lobes. Chicago, IL: Univer. of Chicago Press.
4.
KlonoffH. (1971) Factor analysis of a neuropsychological battery for children aged 9 to 15. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 32, 603–616.
5.
KlonoffH.LowM. (1974) Disordered brain function is young children and early adolescents: neuropsychological and electro-encephalographic correlates. In ReitanR. M.DavisonL. A. (Eds), Clinical neuropsychology: current status and applications. Washington, DC: Winston. Pp. 121–178.
6.
KlonoffH.ParisR. (1974) Immediate, short-term and residual effects of acute head injuries in children: neuropsychological and neurological correlates. In ReitanR. M.DavisonL. A. (Eds.), Clinical neuropsychology: current status and applications. Washington, DC: Winston. Pp. 179–210.
7.
KlonoffH.RobinsonG. C.ThompsonG. (1969) Acute and chronic brain syndromes in children. Developmental Medicine in Child Neurology, 11, 198–213.
8.
KnightsR. M. (1966) Normative data in tests for evaluating brain damage in children from 5 to 14 years of age. London: Univer. of Western Ontario Press. (Res. Bull. 20)
9.
PainterA.MurdochB. D. (1976) The Reitan-Indiana Neuropsychological Test Battery for Children (5-8 years) and the Halstead Neuropsychological Test Battery for Children (9-14 years): normative data. Johannesburg, South Africa: National Institute for Personnel Research. (CSIR Special Report Pers 243)
10.
ReitanR. M. (1967) Psychological assessment of deficits associated with brain lesions in subjects with normal and subnormal intelligence. In KhannaJ. L. (Ed.), Brain damage and mental retardation: a psychological evaluation. Springfield, IL: Thomas. Pp. 125–150.
11.
ReitanR. M. (1969) Manual for the administration of neuropsychological test batteries for adults and children. Privately published by the author, Indianapolis.
12.
ReitanR. M. (1971) Complex motor functions of the preferred and non-preferred hands in brain-damaged and normal children. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 33, 671–675.
13.
ReitanR. M. (1971) Sensorimotor functions in brain-damaged and normal children of early school age. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 33, 655–664.
14.
ReitanR. M. (1987) Neuropsychological evaluation of children. Tucson, AZ: Neuropsychology Press.
15.
ReitanR. M.WolfsonD. (1985) The Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery: theory and clinical interpretation. Tucson, AZ: Neuropsychology Press.
16.
RiordanZ. V. A. (1978) Locus of control in South Africa: a cross-ethnic study. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Univer. of Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth.
17.
TinsleyH. E. A.TinsleyD. J. (1987) Use of factor analysis in counseling psychology research. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 45, 414–424.
18.
TsushimaW. T.TowneW. S. (1977) Neuropsychological abilities of young children with questionable brain disorders. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 45, 757–762.
